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Kannada Class – Session I Handout KANNADA WORD ENGLISH WORD SIMPLE SENTENCE Naanu Me / I am Naanu software engineer. (I am a software engineer) Neenu You Neenu student. (You are a student) Namma Ours Namma desha Bharata. (Our country is Bharata). Nimma Yours Nimma ooru ABC. (Your home town is ABC) Yaaru Who Teacher yaaru? (Who is the teacher?) Yaavaga When Class yaavaga? (When is the class?) Yelli Where Ramu yelli? (Where is Ramu?) Avaru He / She (with respect). Also they / those people Avaru teacher. (He / She is a teacher) Ivaru He / She. This person / these people Ivaru students. (These people are students) Ooru Place / hometown Nanna ooru ABC. (My place is ABC) Hesaru Name Nanna hesaru XYZ. (My name is XYZ) Gottu Know Nanage English gottu. (I know English) Gottilla Don’t know Nanage C++ gottilla. (I don’t know C++) Ishta Like Nanage tea ishta. (I like tea.) Baagilu Door Idu baagilu. (This is the door). Kitaki Window Adu kitaki. (That is the window) Kurchi Chair Idu kurchi. (This is chair) Meju Table Adu meju. (This is table) Mane House Idu namma mane. (This is my house) Baa Come Neenu illi baa. (you come here) Banni Come(with respect) Neevu illi banni. (you come here) Hege How Neenu illige hege bande? (How did you come here?)

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Kannada Class – Session I Handout

KANNADA WORD

ENGLISH WORD SIMPLE SENTENCE

Naanu Me / I am Naanu software engineer. (I am a software engineer)

Neenu You Neenu student. (You are a student)Namma Ours Namma desha Bharata. (Our

country is Bharata).Nimma Yours Nimma ooru ABC. (Your home

town is ABC)Yaaru Who Teacher yaaru? (Who is the

teacher?)Yaavaga When Class yaavaga? (When is the class?)Yelli Where Ramu yelli? (Where is Ramu?)Avaru He / She (with

respect). Also they / those people

Avaru teacher. (He / She is a teacher)

Ivaru He / She. This person / these people

Ivaru students. (These people are students)

Ooru Place / hometown Nanna ooru ABC. (My place is ABC)Hesaru Name Nanna hesaru XYZ. (My name is

XYZ)Gottu Know Nanage English gottu. (I know

English)Gottilla Don’t know Nanage C++ gottilla. (I don’t know

C++)Ishta Like Nanage tea ishta. (I like tea.)Baagilu Door Idu baagilu. (This is the door).Kitaki Window Adu kitaki. (That is the window)Kurchi Chair Idu kurchi. (This is chair)Meju Table Adu meju. (This is table)Mane House Idu namma mane. (This is my

house)Baa Come Neenu illi baa. (you come here)Banni Come(with

respect)Neevu illi banni. (you come here)

Hege How Neenu illige hege bande? (How did you come here?)

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Kannada Class – Session 2 Handout

With Respect or Plural (wrp)

KANNADA WORD

ENGLISH WORD SIMPLE SENTENCE

Idu This / It Idu pustaka. (this is book)Idu nanna pennu. (it is my pen)

Adu That Adu nanna mane (that is my house)Yaake Why Neenu yaake allige hode? (why did

you go there?)Yenu What Idu yenu? (What is this?)Houdu Yes Houdu, adu nanage beku. (Yes, I

need it)Alla Not Nanna hesaru ABC alla. (My name

is not ABC)Beku Want Nanage pencil beku. (I want pencil)Beda Do not want Nanage idli beda. (I do not want

Idli)Hogu / Hogi Go / wrp Neenu hogu / Neevu hogi. (You go)Hoda / Hodaru (he) Went / wrp Avanu hoda / Avaru hodaru. (He

went)HodaLu / Hodaru (she) Went / wrp AvaLu hodaLu/ Avaru hodaru. (She

went)Banda / Bandaru (he) Came / wrp Avanu banda / Avaru bandaru. (He

came)BandaLu / Bandaru

(she) Came / wrp Avalu bandalu / Avaru bandaru. (She came)

Alli There Alli pustaka ide. (Book is there)Illi Here Illi nodu (See here)Baa / Banni Come / wrp Bega baa. (Come fast)Thago / Thagolli Take / wrp Pen thago (Take the pen)KeLu / keLi Listen / wrp Nanna maathu kelu (Listen to me)HeLu / HeLi Tell / wrp Nanage kathe helu (Tell me a story)OLage Inside Olage yenu ide? (What is inside?)Horage Outside Horage maLe ide. (It is raining

outside)Nilli Stop Alli nilli. (Stop there)Eega Now Eega neenu baa. (Come now)Aaga Then Aaga maLe banthu. (It rained then)

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Kannada Class – Session 3 Handout

KANNADA WORD

ENGLISH WORD

Namaskaara Good day.Shubhadina Good morning.Shubharaatri Good night.Hogi barutheeni Goodbye.Dayavittu Please.Dhanyavada Thank you.Hege Iddira? How do you do?Chennagi Iddini Very well, thank you.Susvaagatha Welcome.ShubashayagaLu Congratulations.Kshamisi, thada ayitu.

Sorry, I'm late.

Words conveying relations

KANNADA WORD

ENGLISH WORD

amma Motherappa Fathermaga Sonmagalu DaughteraNNa Elder brothertamma Younger brotherakka Elder sistertangi Younger sisterajja Grandfatherajji Grandmotherganda Husbandhendathi Wifemaava Uncle / Father in lawatte Aunt / Mother in lawaLiya Son in lawsose Daughter in lawchikkappa Father’s younger brother or mother’s

younger sister’s husbandchikkamma Mother’s younger sister or father’s

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younger brother’s wifedoddappa Father’s elder brother or mother’s

elder sister’s husbanddoddamma Mother’s elder sister or father’s elder

brother’s wife

Kannada Class – Session IV Handout

Numbers 1 to 20 and 10 to 100

1 - ondhu 11 - hannondhu 10 - hatthu2 - eradu 12 - hanneradu 20 - ippatthu 3 - mooru 13 - hadhimooru 30 - muvatthu 4 - naalakku 14 - hadhinaalakku 40 - nalavatthu 5 - aidhu 15 - hadhinaidhu 50 - aivatthu 6 - aaru 16 - hadhinaaru 60 - aravatthu 7 - Elu 17 - hadhineLu 70 - eppatthu 8 - entu 18 - hadhinenTu 80 - embatthu9 - ombatthu 19 - hatthombat thu 90 - thombatthu

10 - hatthu 20 - ippatthu 100 - nooru

Commonly required vegetables, fruits and colors name

VEGETABLESVegetables - - - tharakaariOnion - - - eeruLLi Garlic - - - beLLuLLiGinger - - - shunTiPotato - - - aaloo gaDDeBeans - - - huraLikaayi Cucumber - - - southe kaayiLadies finger - - - benDe kaayiBrinjal - - - badhane kaayi Green chilly - - - hasimeNasina kaayi Bay leaves - - - karibEvina soppuCoriander leaves - - - kotthambari soppu

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FRUITSApple - - - sEbuOrange - - - kitthaleMoosambi - - - moosambiGrapes - - - dhraakshiMango - - - maavina haNNuChikku - - - sapotaCustardapple - seethafalaGuava - - - seebE haNNu

COLOURSPink - - - gulaabiRed - - - kempuYellow - - - haLadhiGreen - - - hasiruBlue - - - neeliWhite - - - biLiBlack - - - kappu Orange - - - kEsari

KANNADAWORD

ENGLISH WORD

SIMPLE SENTENCE

Ippatthu 20 Ee pusthakadha bele ippatthu rupaayi(This book costs twenty rupees)

Aivatthu 50 ondhu gumpinalli aivatthu hudugariddhaare ( There are fifty people in a group)

Aravatthu 60 ondhu ghanTege aravathu nimisha ( There are sixty seconds in an hour)

Nooru 100 TV yalli nooru channel barutthe ( Hundred channels are shown in TV)

Hanneradu 12 Hanneradu ghanTege ooTakke hogoNa ( will go for lunch at Twelve ‘o’ Clock)

Hadhimooru 13 Hadhimooru ashubha sankhye ( Thirteen is an unlucky number)

HadhinenTu 18 Namma maneyalli hadhinenTu janariddhaare (There are 18 people in our

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house)HasimeNasinaKaayi

Green chilly HasimeNasina kaayi thumba khaaravagi irutthe( Green chilly will be too hot)

BenDe kaayi Ladies Finger BenDe kaayi aarogyakke thumba oLLeyadhu ( Ladies Finger is very good for health)

Kempu Red Kempu apaayadha sanketha ( Red signifies danger)

HaLadhi Yellow HaLadhi paTTiyannu dhaTabaradhu ( Do not cross yellow line)

Hasiru Green ElegaLa baNNa hasiru ( The colour of leaves is green)

Neeli Blue Aakashadha baNNa neeli ( The colour of sky is blue)

BiLi White BiLi paarivaLa shanthiya sanketha ( White pigeon signifies peace)

tharakaari Vegetables 1. mooru kg eeruLLi kodi (give me 3 kg’s of onion)2. ardha kg beLLuLLi kodi (give me ½ kg of Garlic)3. kaal kg hasimeNasina kaayi kodi (give me ¼ kg of Green Chilies)4. ninage yaava tharakaari ista? (which vegetable do you like?)

haNNugaLu Fruits 1. sEbina bele estu? (what is the cost of apple?)2. aidhu kg dhraakshi kodi (give me 5 kg’s of grapes)3. seebE haNNina bele estu? (what is the cost of Guava?)4. ninage yaava haNNu ista? (Which fruit do you like?)

baNNa color Ninage yavva baNNa ista? (which color do you like?)

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Kannada Class 5

Vibhakti PrthyayagaLu

VIBHAKTI NAME

VIBHAKTI FORM

Appx.MEANING

WORDS SENSTENCES

Prathama Vu First Person Reference

Avanu, raamanu

Raamanu raavaNanaanu KondaAvanu officege hoda.

Dwitheeya Annu Second person reference

Avanannu,raavaNanannu

Nannannu kaapaadi

Truteeya Inda Third person or through / from

Avaninda baaNadinda

Raamanu raavaNanannu baaNadinda kondanu

Chaturti Ge To Avanige,Bengaloorige

Naanu nenne bengaloorige hoagidee.

panchami

shashTi A Mine / it’s Nanna,Avana

Nanna hesaru guru

Sapthami Alli Within, There Maneyalli ,avanalli

Maneyalli yaaroo ilva?

sambhodane

By adding ‘a’ to the end, one can frame a question. Ex :- hauda? , Alva?, ilva?, neevu software engineera?

Entha is a charcter prbing question? Ex: idu entaa haNNU? (Answer could be oLLE haNNu or ketta haNNU).

Aadaroo (Even then) when combined with questioning works, the meaning changes drastically.Ex:- yaaru + aadaroo = yaaraadaroo (Any one)

yelli + aadaroo = yellaadaroo

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hege + aadaroo = hegaadaroo….

Kannada Class 6

Brief introduction to Kannada language

'Kannada' is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. Kannada is one of the official languages of India and is the state official language of the state of Karnataka.

Kannada language has been spoken for about 2000 years, with the Kannada writing system being in use for about the last 1500 years.

There is also a sharp distinction between the spoken and written forms of Kannada. Spoken Kannada tends to vary from region to region. The written form is more or less constant throughout Karnataka, however. The ethnologue identifies about 20 dialects of Kannada.

Geographic distributionKannada is mainly spoken in Karnataka in India, and to a lesser extent in the neighboring states. There are significant Kannada speaking populations in the United States and the UK.

Early History

Perhaps being the oldest language next to Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Tamil, Kannada language has a rich heritage. 'Kavirajamarga' ( ) of king Nripatunga (9th century A.D.) is believed to be the earliest literary work in Kannada. It is a treatise on poetics or a guide to poets indicating that Kannada was a fully developed literary language when Kavirajamarga (cu- ve- raa- ja- maarga) was composed. It refers to earlier linguists and poets whose works are not forthcoming. But from epigraphical evidence it can be surmised that the spoken Kannada language evolved much earlier than the Halmidi inscription (c. 450 A.D.). By the 10th century Kannada had its greatest ancient poets like

Pampa (born 902 A.D.), Ranna ( born 949 A.D.) and special prose work like (Waddaa- raa- dhu- nae )(c. 930 A.D.) indicating that classical Kannada literature had fully evolved at least one or two centuries earlier, back to 'Kavirajamarga'. But since none of the earlier works have survived, we have to stick to the established norm that written Kannada came into vogue by the 5th century A.D.

Kannada AlphabetThe language has 49 characters in its alphabet and is phonetic . The character set is almost identical to that of other Indian languages. The script itself is fairly complicated like most other languages of India owing to the occurrence of various combinations of

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"half- letters", or symbols that attach to various letters. The number of written symbols, however, is far more than the 52 characters in the alphabet, owing to the fact that different characters can be combined to form compound characters (ottaksharas). Each written symbol in the Kannada script corresponds with one syllable, as opposed to one phoneme in languages like English.

TransliterationSeveral transliteration schemes are used to type Kannada characters using a standard keyboard. These include ITRANS, Baraha and Nudi. The Government of Karnataka standard for Kannada transliteration is the Nudi transliteration scheme.

Kannada Class 7

Serial No

Kannada Pada

English Pada

Past Tense Present Tense

Future Tense

1 nODu To See nODdhe nODtha-idhini

nODthini

2 Odhu To Read Odhidhe Odhtha -idhini

Odhthini

3 kuDi To Drink kuDdhe kuDitha -idhini

kuDithini

4 ODu To Run ODidhe ODtha- idhini ODthini5 koDi To Give kotte koDtha-

idhinikoDthini

6 niddhe To Sleep niddhe maaDdhe

niddhe maaDtha -idhini

niddhemaadthini

7 naDi To Walk naDdhe naDitha-idhini

naDithini

8 haaDu To Sing/Song

haaDdhe haaDtha-idhini

haaDthini

9 kiNi To Dance kuNidhe kuNitha-idhini

kuNithini

10 iLi To get down

iLidhe iLitha- idhini iLithini

11 bari To Write bardhe Baritha-idhini

barithini

12 kollu To Kill Kondhe kolltha -idhini

kollthini

13 koLLu To Buy konDe koLLutha-idhini

koLLthini

14 hathu To Climb hathide hath - tha-idhini

hath - thini

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15 nagu To Laugh nakkde nakktha -idhini

nagthini

16 Ogi To Wash Ogidhe Ogitha- idhini Ogithini17 heLu To Say heLde heltha - idhini helthini18 keLu To Ask keLde keltha- idhini Kelthini19 muTTu To Touch muTTdhe muTTta-

idhiniMuTTtini

20 oDi To break oDidhe oDitha- idhini oDithini21 ODisu To Drive ODisde ODisitha -

idhiniODisthini

22 Shuru To Strart Shuru maaDde

Shuru maaDthidhini

ShurumaaDthini

23 aLu To Cry atthe aLtha- idhini aLuthini24 Maaru To Sell Maaride Maartha-

idhiniMaarthini

25 Solu To loose Sothe Solutha -idhini

Soluthini

26 Gellu To Win Gedde Geltha- idhini gelthini

Kannada Class 8

COMMUTING

Important Verbs

To go - Hogu naanu officige hogutheneTo come - Ba naanu trekking barutheneTo run - Oodu naanu marathon oodutheneTo walk - nade naanu dina yeradu km nadeyutheneTo catch - hidi naanu infosys bus hidiyutheneTo stand - ninthu niinu bus stand alli ninthu kondiru

Phrases

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I. “I want to “Phrase

Most scenarios while commuting involve communicating our intention to the opposite person.

Nanage < something> beku naanu <place>ge <action> beku

Note: When referring to a living thing use “theera”. When referring to a non living thing use “tha”

II. Replying

Remember when replying use

houdu – to say yes. Houdu, infosys bus illi baruthe. (Yes, infosys bus comes here)Illa – to say no. illa naanu 10 rupayee extra kododilla (No, I shall not pay 10 Rs extra)Ayithu – to say over. Naanu ticket padedu ayithu (I have taken the ticket)Agilla – to say not over.

Words Indicating direction

Right LeftForward / Ahead - mundeBackward / Behind – hinde

SHOPPING

Important Verbs

Sl No Verb To <verb> Past verb Will buy Am buying1 Buy Kondu

kolluKondu konde

Kindu kolluthene

Kondu kollu tha idene

2 Take Tagedu kollu

Tagedu konde

Tagedu kolluthene

Tagedu Kollu tha idene

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Words for shopping

Beda - nanage ii pen beda. Bere kodi (I don’t want this pen. Give me another)Beku - nanage aa dress beku. Pack maadi (I want that dress. Please pack it)Bere - ii tomato chennagilla. Bere kodi (This tomato is not nice. Give me another)

MONEY

Important Words

Chillare - changeDuddu - money Numbers - numbers that were discussed in previous class.Jyasthi - ishtu beda. idu thumba jyasthi ayithu. ( I don’t need so much. This is more than I need)Kammi - innu solpa kodi. Idu thumba kammi ayithu (Give me some more this is too little)

Phrases

Yeshtu usage

Typicall usage will be Idu ( pointing at something) yeshtu – how much is this.

Note the differences between the following.

Yeshtu – how much Ishtu – this much Ashtu – that much

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COMMUTING IN A LOCAL BUS

Scenario 1: Go to the bus stand.

Sl no Kannada version English Translation1 Illi hattirada bus stand yelli ide? Where is the nearest bus stand?2 Munde ide It’s straight ahead.3 Dhanya vaada Thank you

4 Naanu majestic ge hoga beku. Majestic ge hoguva bussu illi barutha?

I have to go to majestic. Will buses going to majestic come here?

5 Houdu. Illi baruthe Yes. They come here6 Yaava bussu hoguthe? Which buses will go?7 171, 172 hogthe 8 Mundina bussu yaavaga baruthe? When will the next bus come?9 Innu ardha ghante aguthe It will take half an hour more10 171 bus Wilson garden mele /inda?

Hogutha?Will 171 go through Wilson garden?

11 Illa, bari 172 matra hoguthe No 171 will

Scenario 2: Inside the bus

Sl no Kannada version English Translation1 Majestic ge ondu ticket kodi One ticket to majestic please2 Aidu rupayi aguthe It will be 5 rupees 3 Majestic bandare dayavittu thilisi Please let me know when

majestic comes4 Majestic innu yeshtu doora ide? How much further is majestic5 Innu nalakku stop 4 more stops6 Ide majestic stopa? Is this majestic stop?7 Houdu. Ide majestic Yes. This is majestic

Scenario 3: Asking an auto driver

Sl no Kannada version English Translation1 Majestic ge hoga beku. Barutheera? I want to go to majectic will

you come2 100 rupayee aguthe It will be 100 rupees3 Illa meter ashte koduthene I will pay as per the meter4 Ayithu kulithu kolli Ok. Please sit down5 Wilson garden alli right thagoli Take a right at Wilson garden

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6 Munde left thagoli Take a left ahead.7 Yenu meter ishtu agide alla! Naanu

dina baruthene – 40 rupees astheaguvudu. Naanu ashte koduthene

What the meter is showing so much! I come daily and I pay only 40 – I shall pay the same

8 Ayithu 45 kodi Ok give me 459 ThagoLi Take

SHOPPING

Scenario 4: Shopping for groceries

Sl no Kannada version English Translation1 Tomato yeshtu How much are the tomatoes?2 Hadinaidu rupayi kilo 15 rupees a kilo3 10 rupayi madi kolli Make it 10 rupees4 Illa saar – tomato season illa…. No sir – this is not tomato

season5 Illa illa bere kade ella 10 rupaye..

adare nimma tomato chenaagideNo no it is 10 rupees elsewhere.. but your tomatoes are good

6 Ayithu 13 rupayi kodi Ok give 13 rupees7 Ayithu yeradu kg kodi Ok give me 2 kgs

Scenario 4: Shopping for clothes

Sl no Kannada version English Translation1 Ii shirtu chenaagide. Idara bele

yenu?This shirt is nice. What is its price?

2 Inoora aivathu rupaayi 250 rupees.3 Illa thumba jyasthi ayithu. Kammi

madi kolli. No it is too much. Reduce it.

4 Illa sir fixed price No sir fixed price5 Yenu riyayati illava? No discount is it?6 Illa sir onde price No sire only one price. 7 Beda bidi – naanu bere angadi yalli

nooduthene.Then I don’t need it. I shall shop for it in another shop.

8 Ayithu yeshtu kodutheera Allright how much will you give9 Naanu inooru rupaayi koduthene I will pay 20010 Ayithu thagoli All right take it11 Yenatharu defect iddare replace

mada bekuIf there are any defects then will you replace it?

12 Yenu defect iddaru naave bere shirt kodutheve

Yes if there are any defects then we will replace it.

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13 Dhanya vaada Thank you

Kannada Class 9Interaction with House owner / Neighbors

Words

Mane – house / homeBaadige – rentKutumba – familyHesaru – namePakkada maneyavaru - NeighboursMaduve – marriageMakkaLu - childrenKelasa - workTingalu - monthsNeeru – waterMane kelasa – domestic helpAduge - cook

Interacting with Domestic Help / Cook

Important Verbs

To wash clothes - ogi To sweep - gudisu To clean utensils - toLi To mop – oresu Come – baa Go – hoguCut – hetchuto break - odito grind – rubbuFry - huriTo cook – aduge maadu / beyisu

Words

Paathre – utensilBatte – clothesNela – floorPorake - BroomNeeru - waterbisi – hot

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tarakaari – vegetableenne – oilakki – ricebeLe – dal

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Interaction with House owner / Neighbor

Sl no Kannada version English Translation1 Nimma hesarenu. what is your name?2 Maduve aagideya? Are you married?3 MakkaLu iddaara? Do you have kids?4 Nimma kutumbadalli estu

janariddaare?How many people are there in your family?

5 Neevu elli kelasa maaduteeri? where do you work?6 Manege estu baadige? what is the rent for the house?7 Manege estu tingala advance

kodabeku?How many months advance should I deposit?

8 Maneyalli estu roomgalu ive? how many rooms does the house have?

9 Maneyalli bike / car parking ideya? do you have bike / car parking facility in the house?

10 Neeru supply hege idhe? How is the water supply?11 Mane kelasa maaduvavaru

sulabhavaagi siguttaara? Do we get domestic help easily?

12 Aduge maaduvavaru hattiradalli siguttaara?

Do we get services of a cook in the vicinity?

13 Hattiradalli hannu - tarakaari elli sigutthade?

Where do we get fruits and vegetables in the vicinity ?

14 Pakkada maneyavara hesarenu? What is the neighbour’s name?

Interaction with Domestic help / Cook

Sl no Kannada version English Translation1 naaLe entugantege baa come tomorrow at 8.2 naaLe estu hottige kelasakke

baruteeya? at what time are you coming tomorrow?

3 Ivattu nela oresabeku you have to mop the floor today

4 Nela gudisi ayta? Have you swept the floor?5 Yaavaga paathre tholiteeya? when will you clean the

utensils?6 Chennaagi batte ogiya beku wash the clothes properly.

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Kannada Class 10

Interaction in a restaurant

Words

Word Meaning Usageoota Lunch/dinner Oota ayitha?

thindi Breakfast / snacks

Thindige jothe coffee kudide

kahi Bitter Coffee thumba kahiyagidekhara Hot/spicy Curry thumba kharauppu Salt Rasam nalli uppu jyasti

sakkare Sugar yeardu spoon sakkare haakithannige Cold Dese thannige agide

bisi Hot Nannage bisi bisi coffee ishtabega Fast Bega badisi ( serve fast )neeru Water Neeru yellide?bele Lentils (Daal)

soppu Greensbaath Cooked Rice

Chennagide

It is nice Coffee chennagide

chennagilla

It is not nice Coffee chenagilla

Badisu Servetholidu

kolluto wash Kai tholidu kollu (to wash the

hands)

Important Verbs and interrogatives

yenu ide? - What is there?

This can prefixed to enquire menus. Examples are menu alli yenu ide (whats in the menu), kudiyokke yenu ide? (Whats there to drink?). In general a question of yenu ide is like asking for the entire menu.

Ideya – is there?

This can be used when we want to ask for a specific item. Examples are coffee ideya [generic form < item > ideya ?]

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Kodi – give

Examples: yearadu coffee kodi . - give me 2 cups of coffee.

Yeshtu – how much

Examples: Yeradu cup coffee yeshtu ? - How much for two cups of coffee?

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Interaction with waiter / m a n a ger

Sl no Kannada version English Translation1 Thindi yenu ide? Whats there for snacks?2 Idly, dose, vade Idly, dose, and vadas3 Yeradu idly, ondu dose matte

mooru cup coffeeOk 2 idly, 1 dose and 3 cups of coffee

4 Yeshtu ? How much?5 40 rupaayi 40 rupees6 Thagoli Take it.Inter acting with the person serving7 Swalpa bega kodi Please give these fast.8 Ii dose thannigagide bere kodi This dose is cold. Give me

another one. 9 Illa saar iga madidu No sir. This has just been

prepared.10 Illa nanage bere kodi No please give me another one.

Enquiring for lodging

Sl no Kannada version English Translation1 Nimma hotel nalli double bedroom

room ideya?Dou you have double bedroom rooms in your hotel?

2 Ondu dinakke yeshtu chargu? What is the charge for a day?3 Single bedroom ge yeshu? What’s the charge for a single

bedroom?4 Room service ideya? Do you have room service?

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Kannada Class 11

Workshop 4 – Emergencies

Word MeaningGaaya WoundJvara Fever

Kemmu CoughNegadi ColdNovu Pain

Oushadhi MedicineMaathre Tablet

Kadi BiteRoga DiseaseMuri Break

mooLe BoneApaghaath

aAccident

Vaidhya DoctorVisha Poison

Raktha BloodAnila GasBenki FireHoge smokekaLLa Thief

kaLLathana

Burglary

Beega lock

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Kannada sentences English sentenceskeLage biddare gaaya aaguthaadhe.

You will be hurt (wounded) if you fall down.

Ninage jvara bandhidhe. You are running fever.Avanige kemmidhe. He has got cough.Negadi yaadhaga thannirannu kudiyabeda.

Do not drink cold water if you have cold.

Nanage tumba tale novidhe. I have got severe headache.Neenu hushaaragideeya? Are you keeping well?Oota aadha nantara oushadhi tegodhuko.

Please take the medicine after your dinner.

Dinakke mooru maathre tegodhukollabeku.

You will have to take 3 tablets a day.

Oota ballavanige rogavilla. One who eats well is immune to diseases.

Nanna kai murididhe. I have a broken hand.Accidentnalli avana kaalina mooLe murididhe.

He has broken his leg in the accident.

Rasteyallondhu apaghaathavagidhe.

There is an accident on the road.

Haavina visha apaayakaari. Snake’s poison is dangerous.Dehadalli raktha hariyuttadhe. Blood flows in the body.Ee areadalli kaLLaru hechaagi idaare.

There are thieves in this area.

Avara maneyalli kaLLathana aagidhe.

There has been a burglary in their house.

kaLLa beega odedhu maneyalli kaLLathana maadidhaane.

The thief has broken the lock and burgled the house.

Alli Benki idhe, hushaaru. Be careful of the fire there.

Naanu neerina billu kattabeku. I have to pay the water bill.Nanage cable connection beku. I need a cable connection.Telephone repairee aagabeku. I need to have the telephone

repaired.Namma maneyalli power cut aagidhe.

There has been a powercut in my house.